Duncans Tea Ltd

Our place is tucked away in the industrial area on Road No. 6. It’s a big space because tea takes up a lot of room when it’s in those large sacks. You can usually smell it before you even walk through the door, that dry, earthy scent that sticks to your clothes by the end of the shift. We aren’t a fancy shop where people sit and drink; we are more about the logistics of moving the tea around. There are always trucks pulling up or leaving, and the forklift is usually buzzing back and forth. F 527 isn't the easiest place to find if you aren't used to the VKIA layout, but we’ve been here long enough that most of the drivers know where we are. We spend our hours checking labels, moving boxes, and making sure everything is where it should be. It’s repetitive work, but there’s a rhythm to it that feels okay. Some days are more hectic when a big shipment arrives, and everyone has to jump in to help. We don’t have much in the way of decoration, just some old desks and a lot of storage space. It’s just a bunch of us working in a warehouse setting, making sure the tea gets from one point to the next without any trouble. It gets hot in the afternoons under the metal roof, but we just keep going until the work is finished for the day. That is the life here.